Senior Legal Program Manager

Mercury•Portland, OR

About The Position

As a Senior Legal Program Manager, you’ll sit at the intersection of legal execution, operational excellence, and process design. You’ll partner closely with attorneys across a range of subject areas, lead key programs, drive complex cross-functional initiatives, and identify practical ways to use AI and automation to reduce manual work and increase the Legal team’s overall impact. This role is well suited for someone who's energized by both day-to-day execution and longer-term process improvement.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in legal project management, legal operations, or as a paralegal
A mix of law firm and in-house experience, ideally at a technology company; fintech, financial services, or another highly regulated industry is a plus
Experience supporting complex work in corporate and/or regulatory areas
A track record of designing and improving scalable legal processes
Strong communication and cross-functional influence skills
Deep working knowledge of AI-powered legal tools and emerging legal tech
Comfortable in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and able to make decisions when the path isn't perfectly clear
A creative problem-solver who loves building better ways of working and isn't afraid to challenge outdated processes

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on program and project management support across a broad range of legal work, including corporate, regulatory, product, IP, commercial, privacy, and employment matters.
Support core work like entity management, board and stockholder matters, corporate records, and compliance.
Help drive larger transactions, strategic initiatives, and other key company milestones.
Manage patent and trademark portfolios.
Run the patent incentive program.
Support product and regulatory efforts such as licensing, product compliance, exams, audits, due diligence, and the work required to support Mercury's application for a bank charter.
Help each legal subteam identify where AI can most meaningfully improve how work gets done.
Evaluate existing manual processes, spot opportunities to introduce AI-driven solutions, and design smarter workflows that reduce repetitive work, increase the team's impact, and help us stay ahead of the curve.